Easy Cheese Sauce
Make a simple cheese sauce for macaroni and cheese or vegetables. Top broccoli, cauliflower, or cabbage with the sauce, or mix it into cooked macaroni.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- ¾-1 cup evaporated milk, or light cream
- 1cup diced process American cheese
- Optional: 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1dash pepper
- Optional: 1 dash paprika
Instructions
Step 1
In a heavy saucepan, whisk together the cream and mustard. Heat over medium heat until steaming hot; do not boil.Step 2
Stir in cheese, heating and stirring until cheese starts to melt.Step 3
Remove from heat; stir until all cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth.Step 4
Add pepper and paprika, to taste.Step 5
The sauce is not as thick as a roux-thickened sauce, but it makes a good topping for vegetables. It will thicken more as it cools slightly. See below for thicker sauce.